The guys talk about their first computers, shopping in stores that no longer exist, and paying way too much for tech back in the day. Fun stroll down memory lane.Links:The TI-99/4A — Brian's first computerMetro Center in Jackson MS on Dead Malls — The place where Brad got his first computerThe Mall of Memphis on Dead Malls — The mall where Brian would buy softwareThe TI-99/4A Tape Drive — This was how Brian loaded programs back in the dayWatch the TI-99/4A load a program off a cassette — This positively archaic but I love it!CGA, EGA, VGA ... Comparison between PC graphic modes — This was cutting edge years agoEgghead Software — Where Jim loved to buy hardware and softwareBabbage's — Where Brian would buy softwareElectronics Boutique — Where Brian would also buy softwareSoftware Etc. — Where Brian would buy even more softwareTRS-80 Color Computer - Wikipedia — Jim's first computer

Intel Pentium MMX (1997) TV ad - "Play That Funky Music" (TV spot 1) - YouTube — The ad Jim alluded to when buying his first PCSouthland Mall (Memphis, Tennessee) - Wikipedia — The mall in Memphis you avoided when I was a kidBlackBerry Bold - Wikipedia — The last non-iOS smartphone Brad & Brian both ownedPowerBook G4 - Wikipedia — The first Mac that made Jim want to own oneiMac "Core i7" 2.8 27-Inch (Late 2009) Specs (Late 2009, MC507LL/A, iMac11,1, A1312, 2374) @ EveryMac.com — Brian's first real Mac